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MartyNg:

Oh, I've done plenty of searching. You can see my dilemma just from this thread. Right here we have two members with about 1,000 posts each contradicting each other about the necessity of the ArcadeVGA card.    :)

Also, as far as money goes, it's not really an 'issue', I would just hate to spend top dollar on "Version 1" of my machine. I would like to use the cash on Version 2, once I am experienced with the whole process.

MartyNg:


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--- Quote from: MartyNg on July 08, 2006, 07:31:12 pm ---Okay, I've read up on the IPAC and decided that the 4-player version is what I should use for my old Tekken 2 cabinet. However, I can't seem to find any good resources on how to wire this to a custom control panel. I've found plenty of dead links however. I haven't ordered any parts yet but will likely be going with a 4-player w/6 buttons each configuration.
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Issue 4 of Retro Revival has a good tutorial on using the I-Pac, and its free to download.
http://www.retrorevival.co.uk/site/index.php

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Awesome. Thanks atomsmasher. That's EXACTLY what I was looking for in regards to the IPAC. This should be in the tutorials section!

krick:

For an arcade cabinet that is already wired jamma with a standard res (15KHz) arcade monitor, I recommend the following...

ArcadeVGA
J-PAC for players 1 & 2
I-PAC2 for players 3 & 4 if you plan on making a 4-player cabinet.

I suggest getting the ArcadeVGA and the J-PAC for now to get up and running quickly.  The J-PAC will plug right into the existing JAMMA harness saving you a lot of work re-wiring everything.  Plus, by keeping the JAMMA harness, you have the option of using real JAMMA boards in your machine if you choose.

Later if you decide to convert your control panel to 4 players, buy an I-PAC2 to handle the two extra players.  Note that the I-PAC2 will have to be re-programmed as the default key settings conflict with player 1 and 2 controls on the J-PAC.

MYX:


--- Quote from: MartyNg on July 08, 2006, 09:48:26 pm ---I would just hate to spend top dollar on "Version 1" of my machine. I would like to use the cash on Version 2,

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It is what I did.

Dude, once you have built one, and see the cost involved, you might not want to build another one. It is greater in scope than you realise. Soon you have it is strewn all through your house and yer wife wants to kill you. 

I say go nuts right out of the gate.

CheffoJeffo:


--- Quote from: MartyNg on July 08, 2006, 09:48:26 pm ---Oh, I've done plenty of searching. You can see my dilemma just from this thread. Right here we have two members with about 1,000 posts each contradicting each other about the necessity of the ArcadeVGA card.    :)

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Don't forget the Ultimarc site ...


--- Quote from: First line of the Arcade VGA FAQ ---Yes it is true that many cards can be configured to output a 15Khz horizontal scan, by using special drivers, or by functionality built into applications such as Advanced MAME.
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And Andy's instructions for wiring the IPac are pretty good.

I'll second krick's suggestion ... that's the way I would do it.

Cheers.

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